Man arrested for allegedly ramming vehicles, brandishing machete on DVP: police
Posted September 8, 2020 3:58 pm.
Last Updated September 8, 2020 5:18 pm.
A man has been arrested following a dramatic police take-down of a vehicle on the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) Tuesday afternoon.
Police said they were called around 3 p.m. for a report of an impaired driver on the DVP near the York Mills Road exit.
Investigators allege a woman was driving south on the DVP when her vehicle was rammed multiple times by a man in another car.
The man continued to follow her and at one point brandished a machete, police said.
Several patrol cars quickly caught up to the vehicles near the Dundas Street exit and blocked them in.
Watch: Man taken into custody on Don Valley Parkway
Police said the suspect vehicle rammed the patrol cars in the process, causing some damage. A man was eventually taken into custody at the scene.
Two officers suffered injuries, police said.
The incident remains under investigation.
